Andrei Apanasik
@apanasik.bsky.social
> If you make RPG, please play RPGs
Timothy Cain mentioned this in the context of “features nobody asked for”.
Even if you’re “just a coder,” it’s a good idea to play games in the genre you’re developing. At the very least, so you and the team are speaking the same language
#gamedev #indiegamedev
Timothy Cain mentioned this in the context of “features nobody asked for”.
Even if you’re “just a coder,” it’s a good idea to play games in the genre you’re developing. At the very least, so you and the team are speaking the same language
#gamedev #indiegamedev
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
> If you make RPG, please play RPGs
Timothy Cain mentioned this in the context of “features nobody asked for”.
Even if you’re “just a coder,” it’s a good idea to play games in the genre you’re developing. At the very least, so you and the team are speaking the same language
#gamedev #indiegamedev
Timothy Cain mentioned this in the context of “features nobody asked for”.
Even if you’re “just a coder,” it’s a good idea to play games in the genre you’re developing. At the very least, so you and the team are speaking the same language
#gamedev #indiegamedev
I wrote about this on Reddit in a gamedev subreddit and—believe it or not…
Quite a few people unironically started acting exactly like that 😅
Quite a few people unironically started acting exactly like that 😅
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I wrote about this on Reddit in a gamedev subreddit and—believe it or not…
Quite a few people unironically started acting exactly like that 😅
Quite a few people unironically started acting exactly like that 😅
October 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
In-game achievements can reduce your game’s median playtime!
And that’s not even a joke. Here is the story.
- In playtests it was ~30 minutes
- After releasing the demo it dropped to 4 minutes, and then to 3
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
#gamedev #indiegamedev
And that’s not even a joke. Here is the story.
- In playtests it was ~30 minutes
- After releasing the demo it dropped to 4 minutes, and then to 3
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
#gamedev #indiegamedev
October 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
In-game achievements can reduce your game’s median playtime!
And that’s not even a joke. Here is the story.
- In playtests it was ~30 minutes
- After releasing the demo it dropped to 4 minutes, and then to 3
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
#gamedev #indiegamedev
And that’s not even a joke. Here is the story.
- In playtests it was ~30 minutes
- After releasing the demo it dropped to 4 minutes, and then to 3
www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...
#gamedev #indiegamedev
October 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
People: there was no promotion of this great game.
Reality: there was zero marketing.
Xbox creator marketing VP:
Reality: there was zero marketing.
Xbox creator marketing VP:
October 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
People: there was no promotion of this great game.
Reality: there was zero marketing.
Xbox creator marketing VP:
Reality: there was zero marketing.
Xbox creator marketing VP:
Developer of Emissary Zero shared the story of their game.
Highlights:
- 99% of the logic in Blueprints
- 2 months after launch, had 50 wishlists
- Entered Next Fest with 10k wishlists; fest added +10k
- 35k wishlists by release
- No marketing at all
#gamedev #IndieGameDev
Highlights:
- 99% of the logic in Blueprints
- 2 months after launch, had 50 wishlists
- Entered Next Fest with 10k wishlists; fest added +10k
- 35k wishlists by release
- No marketing at all
#gamedev #IndieGameDev
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Developer of Emissary Zero shared the story of their game.
Highlights:
- 99% of the logic in Blueprints
- 2 months after launch, had 50 wishlists
- Entered Next Fest with 10k wishlists; fest added +10k
- 35k wishlists by release
- No marketing at all
#gamedev #IndieGameDev
Highlights:
- 99% of the logic in Blueprints
- 2 months after launch, had 50 wishlists
- Entered Next Fest with 10k wishlists; fest added +10k
- 35k wishlists by release
- No marketing at all
#gamedev #IndieGameDev
Starting November 3, LinkedIn will begin using users' data and content for their AI.
The setting, OFCOURSE, is enabled by default.
Direct link to disable it: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
The setting, OFCOURSE, is enabled by default.
Direct link to disable it: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
September 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Starting November 3, LinkedIn will begin using users' data and content for their AI.
The setting, OFCOURSE, is enabled by default.
Direct link to disable it: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
The setting, OFCOURSE, is enabled by default.
Direct link to disable it: www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
And it's not just old players who came to try it again or clean out their backlog, the game is in Steam's top10 sales right now 🤯
August 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
And it's not just old players who came to try it again or clean out their backlog, the game is in Steam's top10 sales right now 🤯
Well... Hollow Knight is certainly an interesting phenomenon.
In the light of the upcoming release of Silksong, the online of the original jumped 10 times.
At the same time, the current online is a record. This did not happen either at the release or during sales.
In the light of the upcoming release of Silksong, the online of the original jumped 10 times.
At the same time, the current online is a record. This did not happen either at the release or during sales.
August 31, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Well... Hollow Knight is certainly an interesting phenomenon.
In the light of the upcoming release of Silksong, the online of the original jumped 10 times.
At the same time, the current online is a record. This did not happen either at the release or during sales.
In the light of the upcoming release of Silksong, the online of the original jumped 10 times.
At the same time, the current online is a record. This did not happen either at the release or during sales.
If you think you have a bad day at work, imagine what it's like for an AMD employee who recently accidentally posted the source code for FSR 4, which was supposed to be proprietary, to GitHub.
August 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you think you have a bad day at work, imagine what it's like for an AMD employee who recently accidentally posted the source code for FSR 4, which was supposed to be proprietary, to GitHub.
Nice technical analysis of Anno 1800’s custom rendering pipeline.
blog.thomaspoulet.fr/posts/anno-1...
#gamedev
blog.thomaspoulet.fr/posts/anno-1...
#gamedev
August 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Nice technical analysis of Anno 1800’s custom rendering pipeline.
blog.thomaspoulet.fr/posts/anno-1...
#gamedev
blog.thomaspoulet.fr/posts/anno-1...
#gamedev
> Perhaps the biggest reason Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry never had to worry about the one thing that keeps other independent developers awake at night: money.
August 21, 2025 at 3:03 PM
> Perhaps the biggest reason Silksong took so long was that Team Cherry never had to worry about the one thing that keeps other independent developers awake at night: money.
Nice article about optimizing your game to low-end devices like Switch. From 13FPS and crashes to rock-solid 60 FPS.
www.ghostbutter.com/blog/penko-p...
#gamedev
www.ghostbutter.com/blog/penko-p...
#gamedev
August 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Nice article about optimizing your game to low-end devices like Switch. From 13FPS and crashes to rock-solid 60 FPS.
www.ghostbutter.com/blog/penko-p...
#gamedev
www.ghostbutter.com/blog/penko-p...
#gamedev
А lot of interactions already has been implemented. Like if you close the window the cat is on right now, he will start falling.
August 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
А lot of interactions already has been implemented. Like if you close the window the cat is on right now, he will start falling.
Also currently there is an issue with big gaps after a lot of windows position changes. Duno how to solve it properly.
I don't want to constantly change z-index of all blocks. Probably, will do it with big heartbit from time to time 🤔
I don't want to constantly change z-index of all blocks. Probably, will do it with big heartbit from time to time 🤔
August 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Also currently there is an issue with big gaps after a lot of windows position changes. Duno how to solve it properly.
I don't want to constantly change z-index of all blocks. Probably, will do it with big heartbit from time to time 🤔
I don't want to constantly change z-index of all blocks. Probably, will do it with big heartbit from time to time 🤔
A simple shader hides the cat if there are windows in front of where he is currently walking.
There are, however, some issues with the window borders. Unity editor doesn't have it 🤔
I'll fix it later, when I understand where these offsets come from.
There are, however, some issues with the window borders. Unity editor doesn't have it 🤔
I'll fix it later, when I understand where these offsets come from.
August 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A simple shader hides the cat if there are windows in front of where he is currently walking.
There are, however, some issues with the window borders. Unity editor doesn't have it 🤔
I'll fix it later, when I understand where these offsets come from.
There are, however, some issues with the window borders. Unity editor doesn't have it 🤔
I'll fix it later, when I understand where these offsets come from.
Code Monkey shared thoughts on whether it's really possible to make a living from indie games. An interesting retrospective.
What struck me the most (and made me a bit sad), that he now makes more money from courses and YouTube than from games — so that’s where he focuses efforts.
#gamedev #indie
What struck me the most (and made me a bit sad), that he now makes more money from courses and YouTube than from games — so that’s where he focuses efforts.
#gamedev #indie
July 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I'm so tired of Unity. For real...
This error happens not even in Play mode 🙄
This error happens not even in Play mode 🙄
July 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I'm so tired of Unity. For real...
This error happens not even in Play mode 🙄
This error happens not even in Play mode 🙄
- Littering the subreddit with bots
- Banned
- Bought out the entire subreddit
- PROFIT
What a time to be alive... 😞
- Banned
- Bought out the entire subreddit
- PROFIT
What a time to be alive... 😞
July 11, 2025 at 1:17 PM
- Littering the subreddit with bots
- Banned
- Bought out the entire subreddit
- PROFIT
What a time to be alive... 😞
- Banned
- Bought out the entire subreddit
- PROFIT
What a time to be alive... 😞
